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YOUNG AUSTINDaniel Austin, a master painter and the founder of the Interpressionism movement. Austin was born in the Capital City of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Austin grew up in a very...view moreYOUNG AUSTINDaniel Austin, a master painter and the founder of the Interpressionism movement. Austin was born in the Capital City of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Austin grew up in a very conservative middle-class family with two brothers and three sisters. He is the Son of the Reverend Pastor Jean Demetrius Austin, and Therese Etienne, a French subject. She was a professional Soprano singer, an accomplished interior designer, and a Cordon Bleu Chef. Austin was born an artistically gifted child, who always expressed himself through his art. At the age of seven, he began to draw portraits, abstracts, landscapes on anything his innocent hands could find. At a very young age, Austin was already fascinated by the wonders of nature. His father recognized his gift and in 1984 enrolled Daniel in the Haitian National School of Art (ENHART), the youngest person to enter this prestigious school. Three months later, Austin rebelled against the system and quit. Why? Austin refused to copy or recreate other’s styles. As he called it “The deja vu” At a very young age, He understood: “The real talent is not the one that you copy, but the one that you are born with, your inner-self expression, that you create.“ Many would ask Austin: “Where did he learn to paint? What school or art academy had he studied art at? What master techniques and disciplines was he following? As modest as he could, he always replied as a gentleman should, with a smile on his face “I was born gifted; my talent comes from my inner-self, thus innate. He went on to explain, his inspirations come from the source of his artistic creativity which can only be cultivated from within. However, too young to understand his gift, Austin ignored his artistic side and concentrated all his youth and half of his adult life on his academic studies.1986 - graduated from High School1990 -BS Degree in Economic Science & Business Management; 2004 - SCTE, Telecommunication Broadcasting Engineer; 2016 - Diploma, Cyber Security Professional.Banking Industry career followed: Financial Consulting services, International Non-governmental organizations, International Desjardins, World Bank/IDA, UCG / RI, Gallup Poll, Quisqueya University.Austin was successful in these endeavors but often felt unfulfilled. He finally realized his real passion was Art.BIRTH OF THE INTERPRESSIONISM MOVEMENTIn the early 1980's Austin returned to painting and spent a great deal of time searching for his own identity. Because his strongest desires were to not only create a new trend of expression but also to express his artworks in an innovative revolutionary movement. After years of research, his vision came to life, thus, Interpressionism was born. He was now ready to share his new trend of expression with the world. In 1989, Austin introduced for the first time the Interpressionism movement to the world at a festival in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Austin’s success came with a lot of pain and struggles. In 1997, Austin divorced his soul mate, his first wife. During this painful time, Austin was saved by painting. He has two beautiful and gifted children Ashley and Anne-Caroline, whom he loves dearly.After his divorce, Austin spent a great deal of time and energy painting. Later, he took his work to Europe, to the Caribbean, and to the United States. Once immigrated to the USA, he moved to Staten Island, New York where he lived with his younger sister Eunice, in a small apartment. There he was able to pursue his artistic career, promoting his artworks and the Interpressionism movement. In 2004, Austin Copyrighted volumes 1, 2, and 3 of his Interpressionism eBook, opened an eBay art gallery and hosted an online presence on Lycos/Tripod. During the same year, he trademarked the Interpressionism name to protect the mark.MASTERING HIS ARTFORMOn several occasions, Austin has been asked: "Why his artwork was not exhibited in museums or some well-known galleries around the world"? Austin always refrained from answering the questions. Instead, he used the opportunity to explain his philosophy: "As simple as this question appears to be, this same question was also asked of every well-known master painter; young Renoir, Monet, Rousseau, Emmanuel, Picasso, and Van Gogh, before they broke the “Ice ceiling”, before their body of work was discovered and appreciated for their pure value (originality). We can also extend the same horizon to young Matisse, Pollock, Dali, or Jean Michel Basquiat, etc. All of them went through similar struggles and experiences until one day their work was discovered and appreciated by millions. I am touched and humbled to be going through the struggle. A good example is Master Van Gogh, who never sold any of his paintings while alive and died poor without any recognition. It has taken history fifty years after his death to understand his revolutionary technique and his uniqueness. One of his paintings” The Sunflowers” was sold originally for a record $39.85 million dollars on March 30, 1987, at Christie's auction house.Austin states, “before I give an interpression on my zero canvas I always close my eyes to the “deja vu”, waiting for an epiphany moment to take me to the orbit of my artistic source of creativity, to my inner self. There, I can see myself metamorphosed and transported to this supernatural dimension, which is this imaginary universe. This is the only place I can free myself and use my brushstroke techniques as a bridge to interconnect reality to the abstract.”view less